Elsewhere, Lowe explained that he doesn't want a girl who is too "self absorbed", saying: "Too many times I run across girls who at first glance seem like they'll be great and then I just hear them talk about themselves on and on and on.

"I want someone who's kind of selfless and someone who worries about other people, not just themselves. And on top of that I wanted someone who was cool - someone who can rock a pair of sweatpants or she can get dressed up and look stunning in a dress."

He also admitted that sending some of the women home was difficult, saying: "I knew going into it that I was going to have to break some hearts, and I said to myself if it leads to what hopefully will be a great ending, I'm okay with it.

"That is so much easier said than done, because when the time came to make some of those tough decisions, I mean, it killed me. I did not want to send girls home."